Hi everyone 👋I’m working on a short animation for a brand transition and would love your advice on the best way to approach it in After Effects.I have a title that currently reads “DeFi”, and I want it to visually transition into “OmniVault.”The idea is to make it feel like a transformation or evolution, possibly using: A curved mask reveal (there’s a large circular shape in the design) that acts as the portal to the text transition A ‘burn’ effect on the left side of the portal to emphasize that transition How would you approach this? Would you use track mattes? Shape morphing? How would you isolate a burn/glow effect so it only appears where the text intersects with the portal mask? Any specific effects you’d recommend? I am also attaching the raw .ai file if it can help understand the project better Would love to hear how you’d do it! 🙏

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Animated burn text transition

Hi everyone 👋

I’m working on a short animation for a brand transition and would love your advice on the best way to approach it in After Effects.

I have a title that currently reads “DeFi”, and I want it to visually transition into “OmniVault.”

The idea is to make it feel like a transformation or evolution, possibly using:

A curved mask reveal (there’s a large circular shape in the design) that acts as the portal to the text transition
A ‘burn’ effect on the left side of the portal to emphasize that transition

How would you approach this?

Would you use track mattes?
Shape morphing?
How would you isolate a burn/glow effect so it only appears where the text intersects with the portal mask?
Any specific effects you’d recommend?

I am also attaching the raw .ai file if it can help understand the project better

Would love to hear how you’d do it! 🙏